The first skin bank in India – National Burns Centre was commissioned on October 5, 2001 in Mumbai and for a long time it was the only skin bank in India until Ganga Hospital Skin Bank in 2015 came into existence, promoting the cause of skin donation

Skin, the largest human organ which protects us from heat, cold, UV rays, and bacterias and enables us to have our sense of touch is capable of mending itself from regular wear and tear, except when it is badly burnt or damaged and requires skin transplant

According to the data provided by Dr. Anil Kumar, program officer for National Organ Transplant Program running under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, only 807 people donated organs in India in 2016. The total number of organs donated stood at 2,347 with kidney being the most donated organ and pancreas being the least donated organ.

Selena Gomez was waiting for years for a new kidney, finally she found a living donor. Through her ‘life and death’ kidney transplant story, today she hopes to educate the masses on why it is necessary to donate organs